Christie, speaking on Philadelphia radio station WIP-AM’s “Angelo Cataldi & The Morning Team” show Thursday, says he believes it will be a close game. But the governor says he doesn’t think Seattle can cover the Broncos’ offense all over the field.

He predicts the final score will be 24-21.

Christie says he’s happy New Jersey was the “guinea pig” for the outdoor Super Bowl and believes the NFL should consider doing it again in other major cities.

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There was no discussion of scandals involving members of the governor’s administration. The station’s hosts said they had told Christie’s people they were only going to discuss sports.